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When should you eat ginger?

An old saying from the past: Eating ginger in the morning will make you healthy; eating ginger at noon will make you suffer from tuberculosis; eating ginger in the evening will send you to meet the King of Hell. In fact, ginger is a very good condiment and has a dehumidifying effect. It is not harmful to the body. Just don’t eat it in excess. As the saying goes: eating too much rice will cause diarrhea, let alone other things!

Ginger is warm in nature and pungent in taste. It can enter the three meridians of the stomach, spleen and lungs. It has the functions of detoxifying, dispersing cold, warming the stomach, producing sweating, antivomiting, and driving wind. Therefore, ginger is a good stomach, cold and diaphoretic agent in medicine. Ginger, also known as fresh ginger and turmeric, has a unique spicy aroma and is a commonly used condiment. It can make various dishes delicious and fragrant. When the meal is not fragrant or the appetite is reduced, eating a few slices of ginger or adding a little young ginger to the dish can improve appetite and increase the appetite. Therefore, as the saying goes: "If the rice is not fragrant, eat ginger."

Nutritional benefits: The spicy components of ginger mainly include zingiberone, gingerol, and gingerol, which have a certain volatility. It can enhance and accelerate blood circulation, stimulate gastric juice secretion, help digestion, and has the function of strengthening the stomach. Ginger also has the effects of producing sweat, relieving the symptoms, warming the body and relieving vomiting. When you catch a cold or catch a cold, make some ginger soup and drink it, which can play a very good therapeutic role. Ginger can cure motion sickness and seasickness: stick a piece of ginger on the belly button, and stick a piece of Shangshi analgesic ointment on the outside, which has obvious relief effect. Ginger is also a traditional Chinese medicine for treating nausea and vomiting, and is known as the "holy medicine of the vomiting family". According to modern pharmacological research, it has been found that ginger has many miraculous effects such as anti-aging, protecting the heart, and preventing gallstones.

Eat wisely: about 10 grams each time. If you eat too much, a large amount of gingerol will stimulate the kidneys during their excretion, causing dry mouth, sore throat, constipation and other symptoms. Ginger has detoxifying and sterilizing effects. When eating preserved eggs, fish and crabs and other aquatic products, you should put some minced ginger and ginger juice. Elderly people often eat ginger to remove "age spots". Those with internal heat should not eat. Do not eat rotten or frozen ginger, because ginger will produce carcinogens after it goes bad.

Of course, it is not advisable to eat ginger at night. If you eat ginger early, you don’t need a doctor to prescribe medicine; if you eat ginger late, it is a bad idea.